The piano prodigy himself spent Thursday morning at Don Estridge High Tech Middle School in Boca Raton.

The piano prodigy himself spent Thursday morning at Don Estridge High Tech Middle School in Boca Raton.

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Updated: 9:05 PM EST Mar 10, 2016

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WEBVTT 12-YEAR-OLD GUINNESPLAYED ALONG WITH THE JAZZENSEMBLE HERE AT DON ESTRIDGEMIDDLE SCHOOAT JUST 12-YEARS-OLD, JOEYALEXANDER IS A PIANO PRODIGYHE SPENDS 2 TO 3 HOURSPRACTICING A DAY.NOT SO BAD CONSIDERING HE'S BEENPLAYING HALF HIS LIFE.LAST MONTH, THE TWO-TIME GRAMMYNOMINATED MUSICIAN PLAYED THISPIECE IN FRONT OF A MUCH LARGERAUDIENCE.THE 58TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARD>> EVEN BEING NOMINATED IS SUCHAN HONOR AND I HAD FUN BEINGTHERE AND PLAYING THERE PLAYINJAZZ.I'M SO HAPPY PEOPLE ENJOYED AND I HOPE THEY WILL REMEMBERTHE MUSIC THAT I PLAYEJIMMIE: JOEY ATTRIBUTES HISTALENT TO GOD AND FEEDS HISMUSICAL APPETITE BY LISTENING TOSOME OF THE GREAT JAZZMUSICIANS, LIKE LOUIS ARMSTRON>> THIS IS SUCH A GREATTRADITION, THAT'S WHY I WANT TOPLAY THIS MUSIJIMMIE: IN ADDITION TO PROMOTINGJAZZ AND MUSIC EDUCATION, THEHUMBLE AND SOFT SPOKEN PIANISTENJOYS PERFORMING AND WORKINGALONGSIDE SOME OF HIS PEERIF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CHECK OUT

Piano prodigy plays at Boca Raton school

The piano prodigy himself spent Thursday morning at Don Estridge High Tech Middle School in Boca Raton.